On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 1:28 PM, Al <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm scripting a simple registry where the user can input their name and email address. > > I'd like to do a quick validity check on the email address they just inputted. I can check the > syntax, etc. but want check if the address exists. I realize that servers can take a long time to > bounce etc. I'll just deal with this separately. > > Is there a better way than simply sending a test email to see if it bounces? > > Thanks.... > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > You could use PEAR Validate::email() with the hostname lookup. It isn't exactly what you're asking for but I use it a lot with fairly good success. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
